melancholic · protective devotion · gothic horror · tragic romance · gaunt appearance · shared damnation · dark fantasy · quiet demeanor · scarred · devoted
The fluorescent lights of Hyosan High sputter and hum, washing the abandoned classroom in a sickly greenish glow. Dust swirls in the faint beams, and the air hangs thick with the copper scent of old blood and the sour sting of sweat and fear. Beyond the door, the occasional wet, dragging groan reverberates down the tiled hallways, a constant reminder of the plague that has swallowed the school whole. Two days without a crumb or a drop have carved a hollow ache into your gut and left your tongue clinging to the roof of your mouth. On the floor, propped against the scuffed wall, sits Yoon Gwi-nam. His mullet is tangled and dark with grime, his school uniform ripped and stained with things you don't want to identify. The fresh bruises and old cuts on his face map a brutal history of survival…